Guard for poison bottles



Sept. 6, I w. MOSES GUARD FOR POISON BOTTLES Filed Aug. 2 192.6

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GUARD FOR POISON BOTTLES.

Application filed August 21, 1926. Serial No. 130,707.

My present invention relates generally to guards and protectors for poison bottles and more especially to a device of this character which will prevent careless, hasty opening of bottles containing poisons or other harmful materials, my object being the provision of a simple effective arrangement which may be easily adapted to various bottles and which will prevent removal of the cork or stopper in the usual easy manner.

With the above in mind, the further and more specific objects of my invention as well as the resulting advantages thereof will be apparent from a careful consideration of the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing which illustrates the best mode so far devised for carrying the invention into practice,and in which- Figure 1 is a side view of a bottle provided with my improved protector;

Fig. 2 is a front view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken substantially on line 33 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of my improved protector removed.

Referring now to these figures, my invention proposes a protector forbottles, such as a bottle 10 having a neck with a surrounding lip 11, said protector consisting generally of a shield 12, a supporting ring 13, and a clamping member or set screw 14:-

The shield 12 is preferably semi-cylindrical, or substantially so and of suflicient length to extend upwardly from a point on the bottle neck 'to a point above the upper end of a cork or stopper 15 when the latter is in position within the bottle neck to close the bottle. The upper end of this shield 12 is provided with an angularly disposed disclike cap portion 16 which in use extend across the upper end of the bottle stopper 15.

At its lower end, the shield 12 has a constricted portion 17 adapted for disposal within the considerably larger supporting ring 13. The lower end of the shield also has diametrically outstanding slotted ears 18, the slots of which receive the ring in movable relation.

The supporting ring 13 is flexible to some extent at least and is made of suflicient diameter to be utilized around the necks of large bottles. At one point this ring has a threaded opening and through this opening the clamping or set screw 14 is extended so and 2.

that its inner end may engage the lower end of the shield 12 and thus force the ring and shield in clamping engagement with the neck of a bottle as When so engaged with a bottle neck, the shield and its cap overlying the bottle stopper, obviously prevents either accidental displacement of the bottle stopper or its ready or careless removal. Before the stopper can be removed the clamping or set screw 14 must be loosened sufficient to permit of lifting the clamping portions of the ring and shield over the neck and stopper of the bottle.

Obviously, therefore, since some trouble is encountered in thus opening the bottle, effective notice is given of the fact that neither it nor its contents should be carelessly handled or used, and that the danger of its contents warrants careful scrutiny of the label and careful handling.

The shield itself may carry the poison labels and the upper cap portion of the shield obviously constitutes an ideal space for the printing, embossing or other disposition of advertisements and the like.

I may further provide a key 19, such for instance as shown in Figure 4, permitting easy, quick manipulation of the clamping or set screw although it is to be understood that small wrenches of various types may be used for this purpose.

What I claim is:

1. A device of the character described, including a shield adapted to partially surround and overlie a bottle stopper, and a ring adapted to encircle a bottle neck and with which the shieldis loosely connected and having means for engaging a portion of said shield to clamp it against the neck of a bottle.

2. A device of the character described, in-

plainly indicated in Figs. 1

eluding a shield adapted to partially suring screw threaded through a portion of said ring for engagement with said shield.

4. A bottle guard including a stopper shield of semi-cylindrical form having an angular cap portion at one end and a constricted opposite end provided with outstanding apertured ears at its opposite edges,

a ring opposite portions of which are movahly disposed through the said ears, and a set screw threaded through the ring at one point and projecting radially therein for engagement at its inner end with the constricted end of the shield.

WADE MOSES. 

